Synopsis of can you keep a secret

I actually pictured myself kicking her in the derriere a couple of times!! View all 3 comments. Shelves: e-books , zreads , lollerskates. First of all thank you, Jasprit, for insisting I read this one.

A couple of days ago I was sick and in bed all day. I had just finished another book and was wondering which book to start next. I saw this on my Nook and remembered you said it's her best book. This book really made me feel better when I was under the weather. Emma is 25 and has been through many jobs. She has had a job in marketing for over a year now, and although she does okay, she's not exactly moving up the corporate ladder.

Sh First of all thank you, Jasprit, for insisting I read this one. She lives with her bff Lissy and has a boyfriend that she thinks is almost too cute and perfect. One day on a terrifying plane crash she turns to the man next to her and starts blabbering every random secret she has to the stranger next to her.

She tells him everything including several things that could get her in trouble at work. A few days later when this stranger walks in her workplace and she's made aware that he is the founder of her company she is mortified. Can he keep her secrets? I've gotten to the point where I feel like if you have reviewed one Sophie Kinsella book you have reviewed them all. The same things always apply. Laugh out loud humor, a loveable but usually quite clueless heroine, some barely there romance, and a picture perfect ending.

They also usually include a subtle message from which the character learns something important about life. The fact that you know what you're getting when you go into one of her books can be a good thing or a bad thing. For me I like it. I know what to expect and she never lets me down. Note: I have read a few of her singles, but still haven't gotten to the Shopaholic series, so don't hold me to that.

My only complaint and reason for giving this 4 stars instead of 5 is because of the predictability. See how I said it could go both ways? I like knowing what to expect, but I would also like a bit of surprise with the ending. This one had a formula that seemed so similar to "I've got Your Number" in regards to the boyfriend factor. Why bother giving the heroines a boyfriend at the start of the book? We always know how that's going to end.

I know Sophie Kinsella has it in her to write something more original and unique for the chick-lit genre and when she does that's when I will give her my 5 stars.

Fans of Kinsella will not be disappointed with this one, and I agree with Jasprit. This is her best that I've read so far. View all 11 comments. May 06, Kat rated it really liked it Shelves: library Emma has always kept everything a secret, never really living the truest version of herself. She confesses everything to her seatmate, Jack… who turns out to be her boss. As usual with a Sophia Kinsella book, this had adorable, quirky characters, a heroine you just wanted to root for, and a fun story we got to watch slowly unfold as Emma view spoiler [ stopped standing in her own way and figured out how to live h Emma has always kept everything a secret, never really living the truest version of herself.

As usual with a Sophia Kinsella book, this had adorable, quirky characters, a heroine you just wanted to root for, and a fun story we got to watch slowly unfold as Emma view spoiler [ stopped standing in her own way and figured out how to live her best life.

The family was delightfully terrible in this one! Entered on screen reader. Review posted on Fafa's Book Corner! Beware spoilers ahead! I have been a fan of Kinsella's since Finding Audrey. Naturally I went through all of her books and tried to decide which one to read. I am happy to say that I loved it! Emma has gone to represent her company Panther Cooperation in a meeting. As per Kinsella books the meeting turns into a disaster whilst Emma spilling a product on one of the other company's worker.

Emma goes back in a bad mood a Review posted on Fafa's Book Corner! Emma goes back in a bad mood and has quite a bit to drink. The plane she is on experiences turbulence. Out of panic and she's drunk Emma tells all her secrets to another passenger. The writing tense is in first person all from Emma's point of view. There are numbers for the chapters. As well as emails and notes. I related to a lot of Emma's work woes. It's really hard to prove yourself in a workplace that doesn't appreciate you.

Emma's co-workers like Artemis reminded me off some of my co-workers. There's always that one person that's just fake. On the bright side Katie was fun to read about! She was actually really sweet and a good friend to Emma. Emma lived in an apartment with two flatmates. Lissy and Jemima. Lissy has been Emma's best friend since they were 7. There friendship was absolutely adorable! I'm a bit conflicted about Jemima.

She definitely thought she was helping. But Jemima's suggestions were terrible. And didn't really make sense. I do have to give Jemima props for trying to help. Emma's family play a huge part in Can You Keep a Secret? Emma feels that she's disappointed her parents.

Her cousin Kerry always tries and succeeds to one up Emma. Nev Kerry's husband also pokes at Emma about her career changes.

Emma is able to sort everything out with her family. Prior to Can You Keep a Secret? Emma begins dating a co-worker named Connor. Connor works in another division at Panther Cooperation. During the plane ride Emma realizes that she doesn't really have feelings for Connor anymore. Emma is in denial about this. She breaks up with him much later on. I personally found Connor to be annoying! Emma asks Connor to keep their break-up to himself for the time being. Seeing as they work together. Instead at a party while drunk announces their break-up.

Their office blames the whole situation on Emma as she is the one to dump him. And he doesn't even apologize! It didn't help that the co-workers didn't bother to see it from Emma' point of view. Connor also tries multiple times to confront Emma about who she is dating. He acts like a martyr and always has a way of patronizing Emma. I also found him to be totally inconsiderate. To try and look professional during a staff meeting Connor shuts down Emma's point. Just because Jack Harper was present.

I honestly don't understand why Emma blamed herself for everything. Connor has a brain too. He can realize himself that not all women keep secrets. As far as Emma's secrets go I didn't find them that bad. Some of them were really dumb while the others hilarious! What was troubling is how easy it was for Emma to lie.

And she did so constantly. Emma did develop and started actually admitting the truth. She even started to stand up for herself! Emma stood up to Kerry and Paul her boss. I especially liked how she handled Paul.

And in the end it paid off as she got promoted. I really liked Emma and Jack's relationship! When Jack appears in at the Panther Cooperation, he spends quite a bit of time poking fun at Emma's secrets. It was honestly so assuming! Through their relationship they grew. Jack learned to become more open. And Emma learned to stand up for herself and be honest. They made a really good couple. Also Jack's actually American. I didn't have any problems.

Expect for Connor but I think it was well handled. And blissfully she broke up with him early enough. I highly recommend it. Feeling sad and lonely? Want to have a good laugh? You came to the right place after all!!! The most craziest looniest romance I ever come across!!!! Absolutely love love love loved this book!!! The beginning, the plot, the characters, the connections, writing skills and the ending was excellent!!!!!!!

Of course I do. Everyone has a secret. It's completely normal. I'm sure I don't have any more than anybody else. I'm not talking about big, earth-shatteri Feeling sad and lonely? I'm not talking about big, earth-shattering secrets. Not the-president-is-planning-to-bomb-Japan-and-only-Will-Smith-can-save-the-world type secrets. Just normal, everyday little secrets. The beginning had me glued to the book and I solemnly swear that I've never laughed so hard laughed as in choked-on-my-food-tummy -aching-tears-spilling-snorting-laugh ,well at least not with every turning page.

The story was really really good and so was the movie!! My Kate Spade bag is a fake. I love sweet sherry, the least cool drink in the universe. I have no idea what NATO stands for. I weigh 9 stone 3. Not 8 stone 3, like my boyfriend Connor thinks. Although in my defence, I was planning to go on a diet when I told him that. And to be fair, it is only one number different. I've always thought Connor looks a bit like Ken. Um, did I need any more reasons to carry on reading??

Emma Corrigan is a sweet, clumsy young woman with a biiiiiig heart and one day, her life dramatically changes. On a flight back home, by an accident she spills all her secret to a hot ass stranger thinking they were going to die with a plane crash OMG I died I feel like Dorothy. A second ago I was swirling around in Oz, clicking my heels together, and now I've woken up all flat and quiet and normal again. I look at him as though for the first time — and it hits me.

I've been blabbering non-stop for an hour to this complete stranger. God alone knows what I've been saying. I think I want to get off this plane right now. I mean, I told him about my knickers. I told him about my G spot. This part had me laughing my ass off. Emma feels humiliated and thinks that she was going get fired from her job but fate has another plan for her. The both of them. I actually watched the movie before I ever read the book and I'm so glad that I did!!

Jack was amazing. He was one of those sweet male characters who will have you swooning and melting. Emma was pretty great too! Her honesty and self love is really admirable, which makes them a really good pair. Jack's mature loving personality goes well with Emma's clumsy fun one. This couple is so on my Top Ten Cutest Couples!!! The sweet love story of Jack and Emma, that will show you that someone somewhere in this world will always love you despite your flaws and clumsiness.

That someone out there loves you for the way you are, even if you are the most imperfect person in the world. Buckle up fellas!!! To a embarrassing yet sweet journey that will make blush and laugh!!! Nov 25, Sophia rated it it was ok. Oct 16, Natalie Monroe rated it it was amazing Shelves: favorites , sugar-spice-n-everything-nice , reread-for-the-nth-time , guilty-pleasures , fabulous-five-stars.

Can You Keep a Secret is possibly my favorite Kinsella standalone. It follows the story of Emma, an ordinary, slightly ditzy girl think Anna from Anna and the French Kiss who accidentally spills all her secrets to a stranger on the plane.

And that stranger later turns out to be her boss. In honor of this book—and because I absolutely suck at writing reviews for books I love, I am going to spill to you, strangers of the Internet, all of my secrets. Okay, not all, but five.

I used to be majorly obsessed with Seventeen magazine. Back then, I begged my parents numerous times over the dinner table to buy me a subscription all the savings! In hindsight, that was probably a good thing because I soon got tired of all the high-definition pages of clothes, shoes, and make-up. The real sustenance was located in the back and only covered pages. I'm proud to say that nowadays I blow my money on more worthy things, like badly-written YA novels that induce headaches.

That's a biggie. I'm a huge fan of Taylor Swift, even though liking her is an extremely uncool thing these days. Her lyrics are prose spun into music, that's all the reason I need. Then I make a pro-vs-con list in my head and all is right in the world once more. I love Kinsella's work. A lot of people hate them and I get it. Her heroines are essentially recycled book to book. The love interest is usually American and a logical businessman compared to the scatterbrained MC.

They're filled with first-world problems and limited character growth. The problems work themselves out most of the time and the MC and Mr. Businessman go home happy and schmooze. But at the same time, they're also fun, compulsively readable, and keep me up reading til 2am on a school night because I can't stop flipping the pages.

K Rowling, George R. Robert King Casey as Casey. James Lipsius Nick as Nick. Laverne Cox Cybill as Cybill. Kimiko Glenn Gemma as Gemma. Sam Asghari Omar as Omar. Judah Friedlander Mick as Mick. Bobby Tisdale Doug as Doug. Kate Welshofer Interviewer as Interviewer. Toots McGillicuddy Toots as Toots. More like this. Watch options. Storyline Edit. Not Rated. Did you know Edit. Trivia The movie is based on a novel written by Sophie Kinsella.

Goofs As Jack is telling Emma his secrets prior to takeoff, the overhead bins, across the aisle from them, are open. The plane begins its takeoff without a flight attendant ever closing the bins or performing any preflight procedures seat check, safety procedure review, etc.

Quotes Emma Corrigan : [to Jack] My whole life, I always based my value in myself off of what other people thought of me. User reviews Review. Top review. Wanted to like it but SO bored. I thought this movie looked so cute! But this fell so flat for me. There was no script, no chemistry, no connection and no humor.

What happened with this? While she hasn't picked the best roles yet, Alexandria Daddario deserved better. The next day, Emma gets to her hip New York City office and realizes that the owner of her employing company, Jack Harper, is none other than the man she rambled to. Horrified, Emma fumbles around trying to play it cool, while the other members of the office try to impress him, creating awkward nervous slapstick by Daddario and weak jokes from the supporting cast—even Laverne Cox is wasted as the office manager, trying to run a tight ship and prop herself up in the process.

In a different scenario, her boss could fire her if she got caught doing what she's already confessed to doing. Hanging this premise on the currency of secrets proves far too simple, even for the lovingly unabashed Merry-Go-Round thrills of a rom-com. Alexandra Daddario as Emma Corrigan. Tyler Hoechlin as Jack Harper. Kimiko Glenn as Gemma. Laverne Cox as Cybill.